Nevada voters face familiar names on Tuesday primary ballot

Heller is considered the vulnerable Republican senator seeking re-ele... . In this June 6, 2018, photo, Clark County Commission member Chris Giunchigliani, right, speaks with Susan Garcia, center, and Aileen Vides while campaigning in Las Vegas.

The Latest: US commits to ‘security guarantees’ for NKorea

People watch a TV screen showing file footage of U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 11, 2018. Final prep... .

UK justice minister resigns ahead of key Brexit debate

President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un conclude an extraordinary nuclear summit Tuesday with the U.S. president pledging "security guarantees" to the North and Kim recommitting to the "complete... President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un conclude an extraordinary nuclear summit Tuesday with the U.S. president pledging "security guarantees" to the North and Kim recommitting to the "complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." . . FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2017, file photo, Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev, speaks during a media briefing at Metro Police headquarters in Las Vegas.

Senate GOP upbeat on victory in N. Dakota, less in W.Va.

Republicans say two states that President Donald Trump won in landslides are heading in opposite directions in the battle for the Senate majority, as they expressed increasing confidence about capturing North Dakota but diminishing hopes about West Virginia. With fewer than 100 days to the midterm elections, top Republicans have concluded that North Dakota represents their best chance to flip a seat from blue to red, with Rep. Kevin Cramer, R, looking to unseat first-term Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp.

Sen. Mitch McConnell pushes hemp legalization in farm bill

Declaring he has "won the argument" on hemp, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the Senate is on track for a vote to legalize the crop that comes from the same plant that produces marijuana. The Senate Agriculture Committee is scheduled to consider the farm bill Wednesday.

Director of Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama retiring

Marshall officials say Todd May announced his retirement to employees at the Huntsville facility on Monday. It takes effect July 27. A statement from Rep. Mo Brooks of Huntsville says May is being replaced on an acting basis by Marshall's deputy director, Joan A. "Jody" Singer.

Abhorrent.’ Utah’s members of Congress say immigration reform is…

Washington a Utah's members of Congress say the stories of children being ripped away from their parents at the southern U.S. border shows there's dire need to pass immigration reform, though it's unclear a divided Washington would be able to accomplish it anytime soon. " It is against Utah values to put young children at risk by forcibly separating them from their families," said spokeswoman Katie Thompson.

On Marijuana, Elizabeth Warren Discovers She Agrees With Clarence Thomas

Senator Warren is in the headlines for joining with Senator Cory Gardner to introduce the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act. That legislation would, as Warren put it in a tweet , "let states, territories, & tribes decide for themselves how best to regulate marijuana-without federal interference."

Woman accused of driving children in kennels to be arraigned

A coalition of religious groups and anti-sex trafficking activists have launched referendums to ban brothels in two of Nevada's seven count... A state marketed as a place where people can indulge in all manner of sins is confronting its status as the only place in America where you legally pay someone for sex. A state marketed as a place where people can indulge in all manner of sins is confronting its status as the only place in America where you legally pay someone for sex.

Brothel bans weighed in Nevada as legal pimp seeks office

A coalition of religious groups and anti-sex trafficking activists have launched referendums to ban brothels in two of Nevada's seven count... . In this April 27, 2018, photo, owner Dennis Hof sits in front of the Love Ranch brothel in Crystal, Nev.

Police in Phoenix confront armed robbery suspects in house

Trump told Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong that it was a "real honor" to... President Donald Trump has thanked the prime minister of Singapore for hosting Tuesday's historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump told Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong that it was a "real honor" to be with him.

Key races to watch on South Carolina primary day

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson faces two GOP primary challengers on Tuesday, one of several key races to watch around the state. File/John A. Carlos II /Special to The Post and Courier South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson faces two GOP primary challengers on Tuesday, one of several key races to watch around the state.

The Latest: Pompeo offers North Korea security assurances

People watch a TV screen showing file footage of U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 11, 2018. Final prep... .

Immigration firm seems to thrive after Trump lawyer’s help

In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, walks along a sidewalk in New York. AT&T and drug giant Novartis drew nothing but bad publicity when they asked Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen for help with business, but a Florida visa broker appears to have gotten nearly everything he wanted.